Hi! What’s not quite right with Roon?
· None of the above quite fits
None of the above quite fits
· None of these quite match
Tell us what's going on
· roon tries to connect to server, but can't connect
Tell us about your home network
· windows 11
Hello @Karel_D_huyvetters,
Thanks for reaching out.
Since there isn’t much detail yet, let’s start with the most common causes of connection issues on Windows 11.
Please check the following:
- Firewall / Antivirus
- Make sure Roon and RoonServer are allowed through the Windows Firewall.
- If you’re using any third-party antivirus or security software, please temporarily disable it and test again.
- Same network
- Confirm that the Roon Remote and Roon Server are on the same local network (no VPN enabled).
- Restart
- Fully restart your PC.
- After reboot, launch RoonServer first, then open the Roon app.
- Server status
- Open Task Manager and confirm that RoonServer.exe is running.
To help us continue, please let us know:
- Is Roon Server running on this same Windows PC, or on another device?
- Do you see any error message, or does it just keep “searching”?
- Are you using any VPN software?
Once we have this information, we can guide you more precisely.
same PC; keeps searching; no VPN; thanks for help!
Is this a fresh Roon installation, or did you previously restore a backup (or make any other changes) before this behavior started?
Also, if you haven’t already, please try:
- Fully closing Roon from the task bar
- Launching RoonServer.exe manually from the Start Menu
- Then opening the Roon app again
Let us know whether this was a clean install, and we’ll take it from there.
in desperation, I reinstalled Roon, and that worked. Thanks anyway.
Thanks for the update, @Karel_D_huyvetters — glad to hear that reinstalling Roon resolved the issue.
If you run into anything else or need help getting set up, feel free to reach out anytime.
Happy listening! 
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